LANs & WANs
The W & the L stand for in LAN & WAN
Local & Wide
The amount of people connected to the internet in 2019
4.5 billion
The amount of time it takes for data to get from a sender to a receiver
Latency
What HTTP stands for
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
The type of testing where one deliberately tries to find security holes in your own systems
Penetration testing
Network Interface Card/Controller
A 512-byte unit of information that is reassembled with others at its destination
Packet
The two types of mesh networks
Partial & Full
The two standard protocols that manage receiving email (initials acceptable)
IMAP & POP(3)
The type of testing where there is some known information on the type of network
White hat
Access to a LAN requires one of these two options
Router or Switch
The full name of the server that contains text-based websites and their IP addresses
Domain Name System
Device at the centre of a star network
Switch or Hub
The only layer of the TCP/IP stack that refers to the physical hardware used to send/receive data
Link layer
This type of security 'tool' can be in both hardware and software forms
Firewall
Access to the internet requires one to have to have this
Modem
The type of IP address homes typically have that changes by your ISP
Dynamic
Considered the cheap and easier-to-manage network topology
Bus network
The four layers from the TCP/IP stack
Application, Transport, Internet, Link
Facial, fingerprint, & voice recognition are types of this
Biometrics
The type of protocol that provides connectivity to wired computers
Ethernet
Interconnected Networks
An intersection point or device that is part of a network
Node
This layer of the TCP/IP stack splits the data into packets
Transport layer
Fences, locks, CCTV, and alarm systems are this type of security
Physical security